About the Book

​Author: Becky Albertalli

Title: The Upside of Unrequited

Pages: 336

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

Date Published: April 11, 2017

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Format: Audio

Source: Overdrive

Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love—she’s lived through it twenty-six times. She crushes hard and crushes often, but always in secret. Because no matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of rejection. So she’s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful.

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​Then a cute new girl enters Cassie’s orbit, and for the first time ever, Molly’s cynical twin is a lovesick mess. Meanwhile, Molly’s totally not dying of loneliness—except for the part where she is. Luckily, Cassie’s new girlfriend comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick. Will is funny and flirtatious and just might be perfect crush material. Maybe more than crush material. And if Molly can win him over, she’ll get her first kiss and she’ll get her twin back.

There’s only one problem: Molly’s coworker Reid. He’s an awkward Tolkien superfan with a season pass to the Ren Faire, and there’s absolutely no way Molly could fall for him. Right?

“Because I have to admit: there's something really badass about truly, honestly not caring what people think about you.” ​

Review

Honestly, I almost didn't read this. I got it from the library and I just wasn't sure if I wanted to read it or not. I don't even remember putting a hold on it or what it was about... but my loan was going to end in a few days, so I decided to just go ahead and read it.

That was perhaps one of the smartest decisions I've ever made in my life.

An amusing note before I explain myself... this book fits with almost every month's diversity challenge... except this one.

Okay, to the point. Let me explain a thing to you. I drive a lot. Like, 3 hours a day - minimum. So I listen to a lot of audiobooks during this time. They help keep me focused on driving and keep me from speeding (listening to great music makes me speed, I've noticed this... so I listen to the books for safety reasons - haha). Anyway, there is a part in this book when a THING happens. It's pretty much all the drama. But I was so absorbed in the story that I actually missed my turn. Which is not something I do. Ever. Especially not if it's a drive I do 5 days a week.

You know what else this book made me feel? Twitterpated. To the highest degree of twitterpation. I can't remember the last time I felt that. Also, it helped me be romantical af with my husband. This is proof:

As you can clearly see, I am hella smooth.

There's also just a great meaning behind this book. It's a fluff story, I'm not going to lie. There's some drama, but it's mostly glossed over. But I don't even care. I loved it. And I found how inclusive it was with diverse characters to be awesome. Also, this is one of like 3 books I've read with Jewish main characters just this year. So that's a thing.

I really loved the characters in this story. Especially ​Reid. He's great. I call dibs on him though, just know that.

It's really hard to put into words how much I loved this book... but I did. And it's great. And read it immediately.